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Nimes “As de Nîmes”
Nimes “As de Nîmes”
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Categories: All Charms, The Nîmes Collection.US$28.50
The “As de Nîmes” coin was minted in 28AD to celebrate the victory of Augustus over Mark Anthony and Cleopatra of Egypt in the Battle of Actium in 31BC – and “Col Nem” shows that Nîmes was a Roman colony by this time.
Did you know? The crocodile and palm have been Nîmes’ coat-of-arms since 1516, but through the centuries, the original palm branch (meaning “victory” in the Roman era) has become a palm tree